Improvement in lanterns



C. S. S. & A. L. BARON.

. Lantern.

. Patented Oct. 18, 1870.l

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NrTED STATES Parar @neuen CHARLES S. S. BARON AND ALFRED L. BARON, OFBELLAIRE, OHIO.

IM PROVEM ENT IN LANTERNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 108,430, dated October1S, 1870.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be itknown that we, CHARLES S. S. BARON and ALFRED L. BARON, ofBellaire, inthe county of Belmont and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Lanterns; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which makes partof this specification, and in which- Figure l represents a view, inperspective, of a lantern embracing our improvements, the dome beingturned back upon its hinges. Fig. 2 represents a partial section of thecap or canopy and lantern-guard, showing the device for locking thesetwo parts together.

Our invention relates to hand-lanterns; and it consists in constructingthe guard of a continuous piece of wire, so as to form three or moredistinct vertical sections, in such manner as to unite each section tothe band of the lamp-shade by a segmental bearing equal in length to thedistance between said sections, and alternately with said bearings,forming horizontal segmental supports for the canopy and dome, wherebywe obtain a strong connection of said continuous guard with theshade-band, and a iirm support for the canopy and dome, so that when thelatter is locked with the guard it serves to brace firmly every part ofthe upper portion of the continuous guard to which it is hinged, whilethe continuity of the several sections of said guard, bcing unbroken,makes each section serve as a brace to the others. I,

Our improvement further consists of a catch of peculiar construction,for the purpose of locking the canopy with the continuous guard, so thatwhen locked the greater the strain upon the dome tends only to lock itmore irmly, while a check or stop used in connection with said latchforms a limit to the movement of the spring-section of the continuousguard in being pressed inward to release it from the catch, and thusprevent it from being pressed out of spring by constant use.'

In the accompanying drawing, the base and receptacle A for the lamp, thecanopy or relector B, the dome-ventilator C, and its bailhandle D areconstructed and arranged as represented in the drawing, or in anyapproved inanner. The guard, however, for protecting the lamp-shadediffers in construction from those heretofore in use, and consists of asingle piece ot' wire bent so as to form three (more or less) verticalsections, E, each section having a horizontal segmental branchalternatin g with each other, those, F, at the bottom of the guard beingsecured to the shadeband H by solder or otherwise, and those, G, at thetop forming a support for the hinges, the dome and reiiector, and anarm, G', with which the catch interlocks.

The fastening of the segmental branches F occupies about one-half ot thecircumference of the band H,withinwhich the shade or globe I is secured,and therefore forms a much iirmer support for the guard, and, ofcourse,a stronger attachment to the shade band than could possibly be obtainedby the connection of the ends of each vertical branch to the shade-bandindependently of each other, as heretofore. The advantages of 4strengthand firmness by this method of attaching the guard are of greatimportance, because the lnotion of the lantern, in swinging it to andfro when used for signaling, produces'great strain upon the guard, andirequently breaks the connections of a single point of wire. Moreover,these segmental branches F form braces to each pair of vertical guardsat the bottom, while those, Gr, form braces at the top of the lantern,and thus each acts as a brace to the other.

The dome and reiicctor are hinged to the opposite angles of two sectionsof the guard, which aii'ords a very lirm support thereto, and enables usto use a hinged dome with an open spring top-guard. The upper portion ofeach section of the guard forms alternate segmental supports and spaces,which allows each section to have a certain amount of spring independentof the other, so as to adapt themselves to shades of varying sizes, andto obtain a spr-in g sectional guard with a fixed catch.

rIhe locking-catch J is secured to the under side of the reflector, and,in the instance represented, is composed of a single plate having acurved branch, LI, which locks with the horizontal part G of one of thesections, and another branch, K, which forms a stop to limit the inwardspring ot' the section in unlocking the catch, and thus-prevent the saidsection from bein g pressed by the hand too far inward, so that thisstop always maintains the proper s et of the spring-section.

It will be observed that the outer branch, J, of the catch locks withthe outer side of the spring-section, and that the greater the strainupon the guard tends only to lock it more securely. The continuous guardor frame is strengthened, in the usual manner, by one or more horizontalbelt-guards, L.

The seam formed by the union ot the ends of the shade-band is materiallystrengthened by attaching one of the segmental branches -so as to crossit, and as this band frequently breaks asunder, it is very important andadvantageous to strengthen it by the guard.

The ends of the continuous guard may be secured together to theshade-band, or at any convenient part of the. guard.

The continuous guard thus described, with its Vertical sections, can bemade at a single operation, and it is obvious that, being thus made, itcan be more easily and quickly secured to the shade-band than if it werein independent sections, as heretofore made.

The shade-band is locked to the lamp-base by a spring-catch, a, asrepresented, or in any other manner.

Having described our invention, we claim- 1. A wire guard for a lantern,made of a continuous piece, as described.

2. A continuous wire guard secured to the shade-band by segmentalbearing-branches F, so as to serve as braces to said band, and to theseveral sections of the guard, as described.

3. A continuous wire guard made so as to forno vertical sections, openand closed at the top and bottom of said sections in alternate order, sothat each section must act as a brace to the other, as described.

4. The catch J and its check or stop K, constructed in one piece, incombination with the spring-guard E, with which it locks, for thepurpose described.

5. The reiiector and dome, hinged directly to the opposite angles of theopen sections ot' a continuous guard, in the manner described.

6. The combination of a reflector, B, and dome C, hinged to the oppositeangles of the open sections, with a continuous guard, E, and catch J, asdescribed.

7. The combination of a continuous guard, E, made as described, with theshade-band H, the hinged reflector B, dome C, and locking'- catch J K,the several parts constructed and arranged as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands.

CHARLES s. s. BARON. ALFRED L. BARON.

Witnesses:

A. E. H. Jor-INsoN, EDM. F. BROWN.

